ADrones & UAVs
Kronshtadt Orion
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)
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ADrones & UAVs
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)
At a glance
Measured figures
Orion-E · Length
Single source8 m (26 ft 3 in)[source]
X-47B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kronshtadt Orion | Northrop Grumman X-47B |
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| Crew | — | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] |
| Type | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)[source] | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] |
| National origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Kronstadt Group[source] | Northrop Grumman[source] |
38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)[source]
Orion-E · Payload
Single source250 kg (550 lb)[source]
Orion-E · with 60 kg payload
Single source24 hours with 60 kg payload[source]
X-47B · Wing area
Single source953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In service[source] | Active[source] |
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| Primary user | Russian Ground Forces[source] | United States Navy[source] |
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| Number built | 48+[source] |
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| First flight | 2016[source] | 4 February 2011[source] |
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| Missiles | Vikhr-1V laser-guided antitank missile , S8000 Banderol cruise missile[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] |
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